Solving the talent shortage with Interim Management
We are moving towards a global and national shortage of skills. In parallel to this, we are also witnessing a growing trend in workers wanting to work more independently and with more flexible working terms. As digitization, new technology and restructurings are happening at a hastening pace, the right talent, with the necessary competencies and experiences at the right time is becoming ever more difficult for companies to find.
A pressing that needs to be solved
During an implementation of transformation and change, you need different forms of leadership to anchor and lead the new ways of working. Many businesses are facing complex transformations and having access to the right skills, implementation power and full mandate will then define success.
Strong change leadership combined with experience in managing stakeholders, relevant industry experience and the specific knowledge and skills is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Interim Managers, however, fills this void. Moreover, undergoing a transformation, or implementation phase is usually time specific and when operating in uncertain and changing environments the needs of a business change quickly, hence hiring a full time executive usually takes a long time, and before you know it your business requirments have changed.
Therefore it becomes crucial for the business’ survival to find the right talent, at the right time.
Hence, matching the exact needs at the right time is crucial and the result will depend on leadership and mandate, which often disqualifies a consulting solution. To optimize the results, strong leadership with a full mandate will be required.
Remain competitive in the future
Bringing a highly skilled interim manager on board for a specific project to solve problem can save companies a large amount of money and time compared to hiring a full-time manager. Interim managers are results driven, flexible and are fully focused on the task at hand. Moreover, they are have the ability to react quickly and from their vast experiences in different businesses and industries, the interim manager is able to provide expertise and competence through several disciplines.
Hiring an interim manager, allows for companies to start new projects faster compared to lengthy traditional recruitment processes and training schemes. So the faster organizations welcome this way of working (as an enabler, not a cost), the more power they will have in the future as the competition for talent in technology and strategic executive leaders becomes tougher.
“We took a quick look at our options. An interim solution would fit perfectly with our need for a competent, experienced candidate who could be on-boarded within days. All it took was a quick online browsing, and Nextt Management came up as an interesting company to work with.”
